The Official Patriots vs Vikings Game Thread

inactive:

White
Thompkins
Dennard

KT inactive over Lafell and Amendola.

Sorry BB, don't agree there.

Pats inactives: CB Alfonzo Dennard, DE Zach Moore, WR Kenbrell Thompkins(!), RB James White, LB Jamie Collins, C Ryan Wendell, DE M. Buchanan.

patsinthesnow said:

KT inactive over Lafell and Amendola.

Sorry BB, don't agree there.

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Same here. Brady secretly agrees too.

Here's to a win and all our guys come out healthy \m/

Dennard's shoulder keeping him out could be huge. It may require some schematic tweaking on the defense. And....

Preliminary guess about the offense:

WR1 - Dobson
WR2 - Edelman
WR3 - Amendola
WR4 - LaFell

TE1 - Gronk
BTE - OHOH
RTE - Wright

OLT - Solder
OLG - Cannon (?)
OC - Connolly
ORG - Devey (please, no)
ORT - Vollmer

RB1 - Ridley
RB2 - Bolden
3RB1 - Vereen
3RB2 - White

QB - some dude in a #12 jersey

OT, but some big names inactive today:

Hardy (Carolina)
Palmer (Arizona)

Stork & Connolly at C & RG, don't really care which way round they play but they aren't Devey so it's fine.

so nervous. we can't start off 0-2.

lafail plays ahead of KT because he contributes on special teams and by contribute i mean being offside. lol

don't like the idea of butler starting opposite revis, he's a JAG

Gronkowski123 said:

so nervous. we can't start off 0-2.

lafail plays ahead of KT because he contributes on special teams and by contribute i mean being offside. lol

don't like the idea of butler starting opposite revis, he's a JAG

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We could start 0-2, wouldn't like it but anything is possible. I just hope we see some improvement on both lines

This is why it was crazy to think the Pats would keep another WR in the roster, be it Boyce past finals cuts or Tyms after his suspension.

I had a feeling there'd be a new healthy scratch there, and I'm glad this forum avoids the backlash of if it had been Amendola.

God I hope Amendola has a great game just so we can finally get over this stupid topic. There is not a single thread where Amendola doesn't become topic at some point. I am beyond being tired of it..

In terms of the game, I think that given the entire circus around the AP situation the way we play the game and its result will give us a good idea where this season will go. Anything but a win, is not an option.

Looking forward to a few hours of "radio silence" on the whole Rice/Goodell stuff. Sadly, Sports are becoming less and less of the diversion than they once were.

I'm kind of surprised Lafell beat out Thompkins

Nice video of Brady and Cassell sharing a moment during warm ups. It will be fun watching Matt play again. I hope he has a good game and is gracious in defeat.

ashley1992 said:

I'm kind of surprised Lafell beat out Thompkins

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I think if both stay on the same trajectory that towards the middle of the season it might be LaFell who has to sit out. So far he has the offseason acquisition and experience bonus.. but he has to show something sooner than later..

@DougKyedNESN: Looks like Jordan Devey is getting the start at right guard for the second straight day.

Coaching decisions continue to get weirder.

patsinthesnow said:

@DougKyedNESN: Looks like Jordan Devey is getting the start at right guard for the second straight day.

Coaching decisions continue to get weirder.

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What I would give to read a book in a few years where Belichick explains certain decisions. It would be fascinating.

Unconfirmed reports of Matt Patricia not eating vanilla ice cream. In fact he was ban from going near the soft serve machine.

@DougKyedNESN: Hightower and Nink at OLB during 7-on-7s.

@DougKyedNESN: Deontae Skinner and Jerod Mayo at ILB during 7-on-7 warmups.

The 3-4 is back...and Chandler 3-4 DE

Make it stop.